Modular Development!! Earliest game?

GinaRibbons · Dec 2017

I'm trying to find the earliest game who used Modular workflow and how its progressed to now, has anyone stumbled across anything?

I'm doing a research thesis on Modular construction so anything would be a big help right now!

Larry · Dec 2017

Start checking games by date, check gameplay and levels, purchase one if you'd like it. All games have modularity, you cannot possibly have the entire world build from different objects. Are you really doing a thesis? It does not sound convincing

JordanN · Dec 2017

Tetris is pretty modular...

Even a lot of those turn based games or world managment like Civilization, Simcity, The Incredible Machine etc.

Brian "Panda" Choi · Dec 2017

The Sims, Starcraft

Brian "Panda" Choi · Dec 2017

Super Mario Bros.

GinaRibbons · Jan 2018

Larry said:

Start checking games by date, check gameplay and levels, purchase one if you'd like it. All games have modularity, you cannot possibly have the entire world build from different objects. Are you really doing a thesis? It does not sound convincing

Yes i am, Thesis, method and testing

defragger · Jan 2018

Minecraft
or
Pacman
or
... really every game is more or less modular. How else would you build a game world? What a useless thesis.

defragger · Jan 2018

The Witcher 3

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Eric Chadwick · Jan 2018

Maybe you should refine your definition a bit. Perhaps you mean 3D modularity. 2D games have been doing it since the inception of pixel art.

GinaRibbons · Jan 2018

defragger said:

Minecraft
or
Pacman
or
... really every game is more or less modular. How else would you build a game world? What a useless thesis.

Well, true but you don't have to be degrading about it. This is the research section of where it became classified as a workflow?

GinaRibbons · Jan 2018

Eric Chadwick said:

Maybe you should refine your definition a bit. Perhaps you mean 3D modularity. 2D games have been doing it since the inception of pixel art.

I'm trying to get pure evidence of explanation so it can be in the research part, sort of a timeline if preferred.

Eric Chadwick · Jan 2018

Have you seen our wiki yet?

sacboi · Jan 2018

Can you please clarify what you mean by "pure evidence of explanation"?

GinaRibbons · Jan 2018

Eric Chadwick said:

Have you seen our wiki yet?

No i haven't, Are you able to link it me! Would be a big help!!

Eric Chadwick · Jan 2018

Wow. Is it that difficult to find? I think you're going to have a difficult time researching your paper if it's difficult for you to find our wiki! If you do manage to find it, Modular would probably be a good search term to start with.

Modular Development!! Earliest game?

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